News & Notes

From Staff

Published Wednesday, May 21, 2003

Funds for "Steppin Up"

Community in Schools of St. Johns County Inc. (CIS) has received a $2,000 donation from the Wachovia Foundation. The money, reports Lisa J. Urban, executive director, will be used to sustain existing programs in the school, such as "Steppin Up," a program which provides shoes for needy children. CIS is a United Way Agency.

New home needed

The Emergency Services and Homeless Coalition is looking for a new location for its ESHC Treasure Chest Thrift Store.

The coalition must move from its present location, 1690 U.S 1 South, Unit H, by the end of June. The group needs at least 2,000 square feet, heated and cooled.

Anyone who has a location for rent or knows of a possible location is asked to call Jim Harden, coalition president, 824-6623 or 461-3415.

Support HAWKE

The Memorial Day weekend tradition continues Saturday, when HAWKE, a non-profit wildlife rehabilitation and education organization, sponsors its annual Dine on the Wild Side benefit at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm and Zoological Park.

Donation is $25 for adults and children 12 and over, and tickets include entrance to the Alligator Farm all day, as well as the benefit.

The benefit begins at 5 p.m., and at 6 p.m. dinner, a full course meal will be served.

The benefit also includes music, and tours of the bird rookery led by wildlife artist and biologist Tom Pearrow.

HAWKE is a 501(3) nonprofit group serving Northeast Florida for over 20 years. To learn more about this event or HAWKE, check the Web site at www.hawkewildlife.org or call 692-1777.

Phone card project

For their 2003 community service project, St. Johns County 4-H Kids Care Club members Jay McWilliams and Ann Marie Widener have placed collection boxes in various locations for pre-paid phone cards so that reserve troops called into service and stationed domestically can stay in touch with friends and family.

Collection boxes are placed in the following locations, and will be available through the month of May:

First Coast Opera will present a program of Rogers and Hammerstein as the spring schedule of Music/Movies by the Sea comes to a close. The presentation, beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Pier Park Pavilion. Refreshments will be available, and all attending are advised to bring lawn chairs.

The spring series is sponsored by the St. Augustine Beach Civic Association.

May 30: 8:30 a.m. - Depression and anxiety; 10:30 a.m. - Talking through the problems at work and at home; 11 a.m. - Self esteem.

The Polish American Pulaski Club, 3621 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach, will host a dinner and dance Sunday with music by Joe Peltz and the Melotones. Dinner is at 1 p.m., and cost is $11 for members; $13 for non-members. The dance begins at 2 p.m., and admission is $8.

For dinner reservations call (386) 258-7059.

The fifth committee meeting of the 40th Anniversary Commemorating the Civil Rights Demonstrations in St. Augustine will be held Friday at the Willie Galimore Community Center, 399 S. Riberia St., at 6:30 p.m.

Anyone with a story to share and all 1964 demonstrators are welcomed to attend.

New Mt. Moriah Christian Ministry, 676 Christopher St., will host a yard and food sale Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The church is located off West King and Herbert streets. The event is sponsored by the senior usher board. The Rev. Ronald Stafford is pastor, and Cassandra Bartley is president.